Footscray Melbourne, Victoria
Paisley Street in central Footscray
Population:	11,401 (2006)[1]
Postcode:	3011
Area:	5 km² (1.9 sq mi)
Property Value:	AUD $350,000 [2]
Location:	5 km (3 mi) from Melbourne
LGA:	City of Maribyrnong
State District:	Footscray
Federal Division:	Gellibrand
Suburbs around Footscray: Maidstone Maribyrnong Flemington Footscray West Footscray West Melbourne Kingsville Seddon Yarraville

Footscray is a suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Its Local Government Area is the City of Maribyrnong. Footscray is characterised by a very diverse, multicultural central shopping area, which reflects the successive waves of immigration experienced by Melbourne, and by Footscray in particular. It was once a centre for Italian and Greek migrants, it is now a hub for Vietnamese, and increasingly, North African immigrants in Melbourne. The suburb is named after Foots Cray in south-east England. This article is about the Australian city; the name may also refer to City of Melbourne or Melbourne city centre. ... “VIC” redirects here. ... Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (750x642, 81 KB) File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Australian postcodes have four digits; envelopes for posting from Australia reflect this. ... This article is about the physical quantity. ... Square kilometre (U.S. spelling: square kilometer), symbol km², is a decimal multiple of SI unit of surface area square metre, one of the SI derived units. ... A square mile is an English unit of area equal to that of a square with sides each 1 statute mile (≈1,609 m) in length. ... ISO 4217 Code AUD User(s) Australia, Kiribati, Nauru, Tuvalu, Christmas Island, Cocos (Keeling) Islands, and Norfolk Island Inflation 2. ... “km” redirects here. ... “Miles” redirects here. ... This article is about the area with the postcodes 3000 and 3004 in Victoria, Australia known as Melbourne. ... Municipalities of Greater Melbourne City of Banyule City of Bayside City of Boroondara City of Brimbank Shire of Cardinia City of Casey City of Darebin City of Frankston City of Glen Eira City of Greater Dandenong City of Hobsons Bay City of Hume City of Kingston City of Knox City... The City of Maribyrnong is a Local Government Area in Victoria, Australia. ... State Electoral District is a term used to refer to a voting area within Australian states. ... The Australian House of Representatives is elected from 150 single-member districts called Divisions. ... Gellibrand is an Australian federal electoral division located in the inner western suburbs of Melbourne, Victoria. ... This is a list of Municipalities and their suburbs and townships in the greater metropolitan area of Melbourne, in the State of Victoria, Australia. ... Maidstone is a suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. ... Maribyrnong is an inner-city suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia located 9km from the Melbourne CBD. Its Local Government Area is the City of Maribyrnong. ... Flemington is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. ... Footscray West is a suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. ... West Melbourne is a suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. ... Kingsville is a suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. ... Seddon is an inner suburb to the west of the city of Melbourne, Australia. ... Yarraville is an inner-western suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. ... This article is about the Australian city; the name may also refer to City of Melbourne or Melbourne city centre. ... “VIC” redirects here. ... Municipalities of Greater Melbourne City of Banyule City of Bayside City of Boroondara City of Brimbank Shire of Cardinia City of Casey City of Darebin City of Frankston City of Glen Eira City of Greater Dandenong City of Hobsons Bay City of Hume City of Kingston City of Knox City... The City of Maribyrnong is a Local Government Area in Victoria, Australia. ... The term multiculturalism is used to describe the recognition of cultural and ethnic diversity within the demographics of a particular social space. ... This article is about the Australian city; the name may also refer to City of Melbourne or Melbourne city centre. ... Foots Cray is a place in the London Borough of Bexley near to the town of Sidcup. ... For other uses, see England (disambiguation). ...

People

The inner western suburbs of Melbourne have traditionally been undesirable as residential areas due to the presence of heavy industry. However, the affordability of housing and availability of employment opportunities in these areas have made them attractive to migrants for many years. Greek, Italian and Croatian migrants arrived in the 1950s and 1960s, followed by Vietnamese in the 1970s and 1980s. Footscray remains a magnet for migrants, most recently for migrants from North African countries, such as Sudan, Algeria, Morocco and Ethiopia, but there has been rapid gentrification as younger people seek affordable period housing close to Melbourne city centre. the first thing that was invented was the automatic DILDO. Education grew explosively because of a very strong demand for high school and college education. ... The 1960s decade refers to the years from 1960 to 1969, inclusive. ... The 1970s decade refers to the years from 1970 to 1979, also called The Seventies. ... The 1980s refers to the years from 1980 to 1989. ... A world map showing the continent of Africa Africa is the worlds second-largest and second most-populous continent, after Asia. ... This article is about the area with the postcodes 3000 and 3004 in Victoria, Australia known as Melbourne. ...

The mall area and surrounding streets still have a great reputation as a site of illegal fire works purchases and drug deals, particularly heroin. However, the drug trade has declined in the past several years. The Victorian Government recently introduced an initiative to have all drug users banned from entering Footscray if convicted in court.^{[citation needed]}. For other uses, see Heroin (disambiguation). ...

Food

The Footscray Market is a fresh produce and seafood market, catering particularly to the various ethnicities and local restaurants. Another large market in Footscray is Little Saigon, which opened in 1992 to cater to the growing Asian population, but now has customers from all backgrounds. Little Saigon is noisy and crowded, with a wide array of tropical fruits and Asian produce.

Restaurants in Footscray are mostly Vietnamese or Chinese, however there are many East African cafes and restaurants and Indian restaurants. There also exists a pub that serves contemporary Australian food. Cuisine of Africa reflects indigenous traditions, as well as influences from Arabs, Europeans, and Asians. ... Pub redirects here. ...

Culture

Footscray streetscape showing tram terminus

Footscray has been the setting of several Australian movies, the most notable being Romper Stomper which was filmed in and around Footscray in 1992. It deals with a fictional gang of neo-Nazi skinheads and their battle against Vietnamese immigrants. Not all scenes were filmed locally. The "Footscray Railway Station" featured in the movie has a pedestrian underpass, while the real station has an overpass for foot traffic; the station used was the sports entrance of Richmond station. The film Metal Skin (1994) was also set in and around Footscray. Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (750x630, 75 KB) File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (750x630, 75 KB) File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Original cinema daybill for Romper Stomper Romper Stomper is a 1992 Australian film by Geoffrey Wright starring Russell Crowe, Daniel Pollock, Jacqueline McKenzie and Tony Lee. ... Nazi-Skinheads are a right wing subculture that developed in the United Kingdom in the first half of the 1980s. ... Richmond station Richmond station (station code: RMD) is a suburban railway station in Melbourne, Australia. ...

The Croatian Australian Association's headquarters are located in Footscray, serving the large Croatian community in the area. Other support and social groups include African, Albanian, Chinese, Filipino, Greek, Bosnian, Italian, Polish, Serbian, Spanish, Latin American and Vietnamese. A world map showing the continent of Africa Africa is the worlds second-largest and second most-populous continent, after Asia. ... Not to be confused with Republika Srpska. ... Latin America consists of the countries of South America and some of North America (including Central America and some the islands of the Caribbean) whose inhabitants mostly speak Romance languages, although Native American languages are also spoken. ...

The Footscray-Yarraville City Band rehearses weekly and performs throughout the year locally, nationally and internationally. They conduct an annual Carols by Candlelight event each December, held in the Yarraville Gardens.

The Tết Lunar Year Festival is held each year in Footscray. It is a vibrant, colourful and amazing festival, featuring dancing dragons, live music, food stalls, theme park rides and fireworks in the late evening. Tết display in Ho Chi Minh City Tết Nguyên Đán  , more commonly known by its shortened name Tết, is the most important and popular holiday and festival in Vietnam. ...

The Footscray Historical Society works on a number of local fronts to record and preserve the history of the area. The Society has an active membership who take part in a range of activities to assist this endeavour. Records such as rare books, business records and correspondence are held at the Society's headquarters at Ercildoune, built in 1876 as a branch of the National Bank of Australasia. The Society owns this historic building and has had the interior and exterior restored. Tours, forums and discussions are held regularly.

Footscray is at the centre of the Kariwara Scout district of Scouts Australia. Started in 1909, the 1st Footscray Scout hall is a historic building next to the Footscray police station in Hyde St. 3rd Footscray is the hall seen from the railway line and no longer has youth programs but is home to adult training. The 2nd Footscray Scout hall has a modern brick hall after the first hall burnt down in 1982. The group has programs for children aged 7 to 26 and meets at Guadion park in Barkly St. The 10th Footscray Scout group is in Essex St next to the YMCA and has programs for 7 to 15 year olds. The 5th Footscray group is opposite Seddon station and has programs for 6 to 15 year olds. All are part of Scouts Australia. Year 1909 (MCMIX) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Thursday of the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ... Year 1982 (MCMLXXXII) was a common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar). ... Not to be confused with YWCA. This article is about the association. ... Seddon can mean: Richard Seddon, the longest-serving Prime Minister of New Zealand Seddon, New Zealand, a town in New Zealand named after Richard Seddon Seddon, Australia, a suburb of Melbourne, Australia, named after Richard Seddon This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that...

Art

The Footscray Community Arts Centre is an old bluestone building with an amphitheatre which is home to the Women's Circus, exhibitions, art studios and workshops and is located alongside the Maribyrnong River. Their programs include workshops for people of all ages, a Community Cultural Development Artist Residency program and ArtLife - a program for people with disabilities to participate in arts activities and develop life skills.

The Melbourne Museum of Printing located in Footscray is open for public visits, classes for students of typography and the artist's access studio. Visitors are able to see various facets of typesetting and printing, including Gutenberg's invention of movable types, typesetting (by hand) with movable types, Linotype machine (hot metal composition), Ludlow machine (hot metal for large or fancy type), engravings needed to print an illustration and stereotypes (duplicates of typesettings).

The Trocadero Art Space is a recently opened arts venue exhibiting new and contemporary art in the heart of Footscray. The space is comprised of two purpose-built interior exhibition spaces as well as an outdoor, street-exposed exhibition space.

A Snuff Puppet greets a bus in Paisley St, Footscray

The Snuff Puppets are a large Footscray based performance group who make oversized puppets, combining the elements of puppetry, live music, visual and physical theatre to create a notable performance. Snuff Puppets have toured over sixteen countries, including Indonesia, Japan, China, Brazil, Western and Eastern Europe. Image File history File links Size of this preview: 800 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (2400 × 1800 pixel, file size: 1. ... Image File history File links Size of this preview: 800 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (2400 × 1800 pixel, file size: 1. ... Snuff Puppets is an Australian puppet theatre company that was founded in 1992. ...

Snuff Puppets have been working in Footscray since 1992 and are based in the historic Footscray Drill Hall, which they currently share with The Woman's Circus, whilst the Footscray Community Arts Centre is been renovated.

The Big West Festival is a leading contemporary community arts festival held every two years in Footscray and surrounding suburbs, and is the largest arts Festival west of the city. Big West 2007 will run November 23 - December 02

Community initiatives

A community supermarket was established by the Bayside Dream Centre to provide groceries and other essential items to disadvantaged people within the community at affordable prices. This non-profit organisation offers this service to all people, not only health-care or concession card owners. Grasslands Organic Grocery is another non-profit community initiative, established in March 1997. Both of these organisation are run by members of the community. A non-profit organization (abbreviated NPO, or non-profit or not-for-profit) is an organization whose primary objective is to support an issue or matter of private interest or public concern for non-commercial purposes, without concern for monetary profit. ... A non-profit organization (abbreviated NPO, or non-profit or not-for-profit) is an organization whose primary objective is to support an issue or matter of private interest or public concern for non-commercial purposes, without concern for monetary profit. ...

Sport

Footscray is home of the Western Bulldogs, an Australian rules football team which plays in the Australian Football League. The team was known as the Footscray Football Club until 1996, and played its home games at the Whitten Oval, which is now used only as the club's training ground. The Western Bulldogs, formerly known, and occasionally still referred to, as the Footscray Football Club, is an Australian Football League (AFL) club based at the Whitten Oval in Footscray, an inner western suburb of Melbourne. ... High marking is a key skill and spectacular attribute of Australian rules football Precise field and goal kicking using the oval shaped ball is the key skill in Australian rules football Australian rules football, also known as Australian football, Aussie rules, or simply football or footy is a code of... This article is about the national league in Australian rules football. ... The Western Bulldogs, formerly known as the Footscray Football Club or The Bulldogs is an Australian Football League (AFL) club based at the Whitten Oval in western suburban Melbourne, Australia, drawing its supporter base from this traditionally poor, industrial, and less leafy part of Melbourne. ... Whitten Oval is a stadium in the western suburbs of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. ...

Flemington Racecourse, the home of the Melbourne Cup, is across the Maribyrnong River to the northeast in the neighbouring suburb of Flemington, immediately opposite Footscray Park, the second largest botanical garden in Victoria. Flemington Racecourse is a major horse racing venue located in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. ... The Melbourne Cup is Australias major annual thoroughbred horse race. ... Maribyrnong river at West Essendon The Maribyrnong River rises about 50 km north of Melbourne Victoria (Australia), near Mount Macedon. ... Flemington is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. ... Entry path in Footscray Park Footscray Park is one of the largest and most intact examples of an Edwardian park in Australia. ...

Footscray Cycling Club promotes road racing and criterium racing, whilst more generally cyclists are represented by MazzaBUG (MaribyrnongBicycle User Group). See also Maribyrnong River Trail. A Bicycle User Group (or B.U.G.) is a group set up within an organisation - usually a place of work - to promote cycling issues. ... // The Maribyrnong River Trail is a shared use path for cyclists and pedestrians, which follows the Maribyrnong River through the north western suburbs of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. ...

Cricket

The Footscray Cricket Club was founded in 1883 and for the first 113 years of its existence was also situated at the Western Oval (now Whitten Oval) until 1996 when combined pressure exerted by the Footscray Football Club and state-government-appointed commissioners to the City of Maribyrnong saw the club relocated to the Mervyn G. Hughes Oval.

Until the test cricket debut of the Melbourne Cricket Club's Brad Hodge in December 2005, the Footscray Cricket Club had produced the most Test players of any Melbourne based district cricket club. Footscray's Test representatives in order of debut are Ron Gaunt, Les Joslin, Ken Eastwood, Alan Hurst, Ray Bright, Merv Hughes, Tony Dodemaide and Colin Miller. Bradley John Hodge (born December 29, 1974 in Sandringham, Victoria) is an Australian and Victorian cricketer. ... Ronald Arthur Gaunt (born February 26, 1934, York, Western Australia) is an Australian cricketer who played in 3 Tests from 1958 to 1964. ... Leslie Ronald Joslin (born December 13, 1947, Yarraville, Victoria) is a former Australian cricketer who played in one Test in 1968. ... Kenneth Humphrey Eastwood (born November 23, 1935, Chatswood, New South Wales) is a former Australian cricketer who played in one Test in 1971. ... Alan George Hurst (born 15 July 1950 at Altona, Victoria) is a former Australian cricketer who played in twelve Tests and eightODIs between 1975 and 1979. ... Raymond James Bright (born July 13, 1954 in Footscray, Melbourne, Victoria) is a former Australian Test and one-day international cricketer. ... Mervyn Gregory Hughes (born 23 November 1961, Euroa, Victoria ) was a mercurial fast bowler who represented Australia between 1985 and 1994 in 53 Test matches taking 212 wickets and scoring over 1000 runs. ... Tony Dodemaide (born October 5, 1963 in Melbourne) is a former Australian Test Cricketer. ... Colin Reid Miller (born February 6, 1964, Melbourne) is a former Australian cricketer. ...

The club won its only District First Eleven premiership under the captaincy of Lindsay James in 1979/80.

Industry

Lonely Planet headquarters in Footscray

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The eastern portion of Footscray, in the fork between the Yarra River and Maribyrnong River, contains railway yards, the Melbourne Wholesale Fruit and Vegetable Market, and Appleton and Swanson Docks which were the site of the 1998 Australian waterfront dispute in Melbourne. In 2005, the State Government announced the closure of the Melbourne Wholesale Fruit and Vegetable Market to make way for an extensive redevelopment of the Port of Melbourne and the construction of new freight rail links to the area. The Yarra River is a river in southern Victoria, Australia. ... Maribyrnong river at West Essendon The Maribyrnong River rises about 50 km north of Melbourne Victoria (Australia), near Mount Macedon. ... The Australian waterfront dispute of 1998 was a severe and protracted industrial relations dispute, primarily between the Maritime Union of Australia (MUA) and Patrick Corporation, a stevedoring and transportation company led by chief executive officer Chris Corrigan. ... The Port of Melbourne is Australias largest port for containerised and general cargo. ...

While many factories and warehouses are still to be found in and around the suburb of Footscray, many former industrial sites are being transformed into modern housing estates. Perhaps the largest of these is the former Footscray Ammunition Factory in a prime elevated position overlooking the banks of the Maribyrnong River with views across to Flemington Racecourse and Melbourne city centre.

Identities

There are many well known Melbourne identities who have always proudly associated themselves with the suburb of Footscray, often displaying their humble origins as a badge of honour. Former footballer and TV personality, Ted Whitten (also known universally as "Mr Football") is perhaps prime among them, although it has to be said that he was in fact recruited from nearby Braybrook. Edward James Ted Whitten (born July 27, 1933, died August 17, 1995) was an Australian rules football player, considered by many as being one of the greatest players of all time: in 1966, he was the first inductee to the Australian Football Hall of Fame and given Legend status. ... Braybrook is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. ...

Ernie Sigley is another former TV presenter and radio compare who associated strongly with Footscray and Maidstone. Other personalities include Merv Hughes (former cricketer), cartoonist Michael Leunig, Ray Borner (former basketballer) and the comedian Russell Gilbert. Ernie Sigley (born September 2, 1938, in Footscray, Victoria, Australia) is an enduring Australian entertainment personality known for his square-rimmed spectacles, the gap between his front teeth and his slapstick approach to comedy. ... Maidstone is a suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. ... Mervyn Gregory Hughes (born 23 November 1961, Euroa, Victoria ) was a mercurial fast bowler who represented Australia between 1985 and 1994 in 53 Test matches taking 212 wickets and scoring over 1000 runs. ... Bowler Shaun Pollock bowls to batsman Michael Hussey. ... Michael Leunig (born 2 June 1945), often referred to as Leunig, is a noted Australian cartoonist. ... Ray Borner (born May 27, 1962 in Ballarat, Victoria) is a former Australian basketball player who competed in the National Basketball League. ... This article is about the sport. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ...

A local furniture store owner (and TV personality of sorts), Franco Cozzo, an immigrant from Italy was well known for his TV commercials in which he mispronounced Footscray as "Food-a-scrye". Unfortunately, this had such an all pervasive influence that to this day people immediately recall this incorrect pronunciation, wittingly or otherwise.

Educational institutions

Some schools in the immediate Footscray area are:

• Footscray Primary School (previously known as Geelong Road Primary School)
• Footscray City Primary School (also known as Hyde Street, which offers a state curriculum and a smaller Steiner stream).Very dysfunctional, School council suspended by State government
• St Monica's Primary School
• St John's School
• St John's Primary School
• Footscray City College (secondary school, previously known as Footscray Technical College).
• Gilmore College (secondary school, previously known as Footscray Girls Secondary College).

There are also two campuses in Footscray of Victoria University. A Waldorf classroom in Witten-Annen, Germany Waldorf education (also known as Steiner or Steiner-Waldorf education) is a pedagogical movement based upon the educational philosophy of Rudolf Steiner, the founder of anthroposophy. ... Name Footscray City College Address Kinnear Street,Footscray Suburb Footscray, Victoria 3011 Community Urban Type Government (Public) Students Approx. ... Victoria University, located in Melbourne, Australia, is recognised as one of Australias most innovative universities[]. One of five dual-sector universities, it offers a broad range of teaching and research programs across its three Higher Education Faculties - (Arts, Education & Human Development; Business & Law; and Health, Engineering & Science); and four...

Public library

Footscray Public Library is a large public library with a large range of services and facilities for members. These services include pre-school story times, orientation tours, reference and information services to assist with research needs and introduction to the internet classes. There is also a housebound service for those unable to visit the library.

Facilities include public internet access and word processing facilities, photocopiers, study carrels, local studies/family history room, conference rooms and discussion rooms, baby change room and community notice boards.

The library has not only books for hire but DVDs, Music CDs and CD-ROMs

Health

The health needs of Footscray and surrounding residents are served by the Western General Hospital. The Western General is a large teaching and research hospital responsible for providing a comprehensive range of inpatient and outpatient acute health services. The hospital currently conducts research in gastroenterology, colorectal cancer, emergency care, oncology, respiratory medicine, sleep disorders, and vascular surgery.

Key services at the Western Hospital include acute medical and surgical services, intensive and coronary care, emergency services, renal services, specialist drug and alcohol services, aged care and palliative care.

The Western Region Health Centre was established in 1964. Services include an African community worker, refugee health nurse, women’s health nurse, dieticians, youth health nurse, diabetic educator, podiatrist, counsellors and physiotherapists. Visiting specialists include a general surgeon and paediatrician. Pathology services and Dental services are co-located on site.

Places of worship

There are many religious organisations and places of worship in Footscray, including Anglican, Buddhist, Catholic, Church of Christ, Lutheran, Orthodox, Evangelical Christian, and Uniting Church. There is a prayer room at the Footscray Park campus of Victoria University provided by the Islamic Society, as well as a multi-denominational prayer room on campus. Anglicanism commonly refers to the beliefs and practices of the Anglican Communion, the churches that are in full communion with the see of Canterbury. ... Image:Buddhasunset crop. ... “Church of Christ” redirects here. ... Lutheranism is a major branch of Protestant Christianity that identifies with the teachings of the sixteenth-century German reformer Martin Luther. ... Separate articles treat Eastern Orthodox Christianity and Orthodox Judaism. ... Evangelicalism, in a strictly lexical, but rarely used sense, refers to all things that are implied in belief that Jesus is the savior. ... Logo of the UCA The Uniting Church in Australia (UCA) was formed on June 22, 1977 when the Methodist Church of Australasia, Presbyterian Church of Australia and Congregational Union of Australia came together under the Basis of Union document. ...

Media

Three free, weekly suburban newspapers are distributed in Footscray. The Western Times is part of the News Corporation-owned Leader Newspapers group; The Footscray Mail is part of the Fairfax Community Newspapers Victoria and the Star which is produced by the Star News Group(covering Footscray, Yarraville & Braybrook). They are distributed every Wednesday. 1211 Avenue of the Americas (Sixth Avenue), where News Corporation is based News Corporation (abbreviated to News Corp) (NYSE: NWS, NYSE: NWSa, ASX: , LSE: NCRA) is an Australian media conglomerate company and one of the worlds largest. ...

The Western times is now known as the Maribyrnong Leader.

References

• Local History - Footscray Historical Society
• Maribyrnong City Council - Official Website

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See also

• Romper Stomper, an Australian film set in Footscray
• Footscray railway station, Melbourne

Original cinema daybill for Romper Stomper Romper Stomper is a 1992 Australian film by Geoffrey Wright starring Russell Crowe, Daniel Pollock, Jacqueline McKenzie and Tony Lee. ... Looking down on Footscray station from the pedestrian overpass. ...

External links

Coordinates: 37°47′56″S 144°54′00″E / -37.799, 144.900 Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ...

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• Footscray City College
• Footscray Food Review
• Footscray Cycling Club
• The Footscray-Yarraville City Band
• Footscray Community Arts Centre
• The Melbourne Museum of Printing
• The Trocadero Art Space
• The Snuff Puppets